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made a motion to approve the minutes. Mrs. Frances Castillo seconded the motion. All were in favor to approve the minutes. IV. County Updates A. Ms. Annette Moore provided updates. She discussed the county’s membership with Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) and the initiative to bring about the concept of racial equity and how to analyze local government practices and policies with a racial equity lens. She explained how a cohort of Orange County employees will go through a training program with GARE, and those individuals will be able to train others on racial equity capacity building. She noted that Carrboro is in favor of GARE. She explained that she hopes to get Chapel Hill on board with GARE, and from there the One Orange campaign can be generated. One Orange may formalize a united vision on racial equity in Orange County. B. Ms. Moore discussed the upcoming Poverty Index that the county is working on. She explained that the Orange County Health Department and the Orange County Department of Social Services are collaborating in this initiative. She further explained how she has suggested that analysis on evictions to be added as a data point on the upcoming poverty index. She suggested that Orange County could possibly incorporate a program that interjects evictions. She discussed how evictions, fair housing, affordable housing, poverty, and health are all interconnected. C. Ms. Moore reminded HRC members to start working on the Pauli Murray awards sooner than later. She suggested that HRC members host another community conversation or forum. She encouraged HRC members to be thinking about if they would like to be a part of Women’s History Month event in 2020. D. Ms. Moore reported that the cost for a table (seats 8) for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NCAAP freedom banquet on September 21, 2019 is $750. Ms. Mahaley motioned that the HRC get a table at the NCAAP banquet. The motion passed with four members in favor and two members opposed. Ms. Moore advised members to let HR&R staff know if they would like to attend. E. Ms. Moore discussed REI trainings and noted that HR&R staff will schedule and pay for new HRC members that haven’t had REI training. She mentioned hosting REI training and inviting chairs and co-chairs of the county’s different advisory boards to attend the training. HRC members were in favor that this idea may enable leaders of these boards to look at things with a racial equity lens. F. Ms. Moore announced the HR&R staff’s idea for a community mural project in honor of Pauli Murray. Ms. Jamie Paulen suggested Mr. Tarish Pipkin as an artist for the mural, and Ms. Moore verified that Mr. Pipkin is the artist that HR&R staff had in mind to work with. G. Ms. Tara May reported that the most popular date from the doodle poll, to have the Fair housing training is September 21, 2019. She explained to new members that the training is an all-day training. V. Updates A. Ms. Mahaley reported and discussed some things happening in the county that Dr. Debby Stroman wanted the HRC to be aware of. She noted the tenants at 180 West Apartments in Carrboro are mobilizing against the landlord, and questioned if this is 2